Past Projects

Student projects from previous offerings of the course.

Projects Spring 2024

Jessica R. Baumann: Evaluating novel invasive aquatic plant management operations using true color and multispectral UAS imagery
Clayton Burleson: UAS Derived Time Series for Point Beach, Wisconsin, 2020
Kenneth Dunn: Mapping Landcover Changes in Horry County South Carolina
Lisa Fraley-McNeal: Investigating the use of UAS Footage as a Cost-Effective Method to Support Post-Construction Restoration Monitorin
Christopher Franz: Hurricane Helene SfM DEM Generation for Boone, NC
Benjamin Grimes: Impacts of the El Dorado Fire on Vegetation in Ford Canyon, California (2018-2020)
Truffaut Harper: Utilization of UAV Orthophotography for High Resolution Land Use Classification
Hannah Kyung: Hurricane Helene SfM DEM Generation for Henderson and Madison County, NC.
William LaForce: Generation of a 1m Digital Terrain Model from an Aerial Survey over Spruce Pine, NC in the Aftermath of Hurricane Helene
Richard Lee: Mapping Shoreline Erosion near North Topsail Beach
Hanne Parks: UAV for Fuel Flammability Analysis
Skylar Penney: Modeling Erosion and Dune Migration off North Carolinas’ Coastline using UAS data and Geospatial Analytics
Will Rose: Supervised Classification Using Maximum Likelihood Algorithm and Different Sized Training Polygons at Lake Wheeler in Raleigh, NC
Christopher Stephens: Utilizing UAS to Monitor Avalanche Hazards
Isabella Thayer: Processing Post-Hurricane Imagery: Hurricane Helene in Western NC
Amelia G. Woodall: Structure from Motion (SfM) Processing in Areas Impacted by Hurricane Helene – Generation of a 1m DTM in Blowing Rock, North Carolina
Kyle Zampongna: Using UAS to investigate damage in a mountain town following Hurricane Helene

Projects 2021

Bartenfelder, Amy: Areal Changes at LAke Wheeler Field After the 2017 Hurricane Season
Webb, Andrew: Cabon Mapping of Agricultural Fields
Williams, Chantel: Northern Umstead State Park - Vegetation
Goodnight, Dallas: Can NC One Map Orthoimagery be used to accurately measure Cape Lookout Park shoreline elevation changes over time?
Wingler, Dylan: Using LiDAR to Compare Impact between Hurricane Matthew and Sandy on Cape Hatteras, NC
Pelfrey, Hank: Estimating Individual Tree Location and Height with UAS Photogrammetry
Dorner, Judy: Object detection in UAS Imagery Using Machine Learning Applications
Moy, Matthew: Creating and Interpolated DSM of Downtown Cary, NC
Perry, Marcus: Mars Science Helicopter: Exploring Photogrammetry with Ingenuity’s NavCam Data
Sawtelle, Macy: Testing the Capability of Unmanned Aircraft vehicles to Monitor Forest Regeneration Activities
Williams, Patrick: Using Unmanned Aerial System Imagery to Perform Solar Potential Analysis
Erlenbach, Peter: Image Classification Using Drone Data
Johnson, Randy: Urban Landcover Classification Utilizing UAS
Hill, Russell: Canyonlands National Park - 3D mash and a Scene Layer Package
Farrell, Sean: Multiple Return Lidar Analysis of Hydrologic Changes Due to Highway Flooding from Hurricane Florence
Tan, Samantha: The Impact of hurricane Events on Coastlines: Measuring Coastline Loss with Pre and Post Michael Orthophotogrammetry
Herzig, Bill: Drone vs Satellite - Multispectral NDVI Image Pixel Analysis

Projects 2020

Adams, Eric: Environmental Study Using UAS Data in the Edenton Bay, NC Region
Bert, Steve: Optimizing Parking Management for the City of Raleigh. An Unmanned Aircraft Systems Inventory Approach
Davis, Britt: Structure from Motion as a Participatory Design Tool: The Landscape Architect’s Guide to Better Models and Deeper Community Engagement
Franklin, Samuel: A Comparative Analysis of UAS in Archeology
McDonald, Christopher: UAS Technology for Mapping Urban Development – SouthEnd District of Charlotte, NC
Parish, William: UAS Implementation for Civil Engineering Design and Construction: NC 12 Bridge near Rodanthe Study
Phillips, Ryan: Evaluating the Effect of Image Resolution on Digital Surface Model Construction and Usefulness
Pierson, Gardner: The Use of High Resolution UAS Data vs Traditional Ariel Imaging to Predict Inundation and Potential Urban Impact on the Southern Slope of Mt. Etna, Italy, Using a Lava Flow Emplacement Model.
Signor, Kari: Exploring Lidar Classification Methods: Archaeological Applications in the Maya Lowlands
Spear, Michael: Using UAS Umagery for Land Cover Classification
Watts, Matthew: Exploring LiDAR in Area of Wildfire and Assessing the Benefits of Adding UAS Data

Projects 2019

Baker, Kurt: Effective ground classification of non-uniform laser data
Brown, Tamika: The Implications of Using Unmanned Aerial Systems to Monitor Hazardous Waste Facility Sites and Better Understand Community Endangerment within the City of Chicago
Charping, Charlie: UAS Technology for Open Pit Mining
Conrad, Matt: 3D Modelling from Video: Technology Application
Cummings, John: Automated Detection of Roadway Features Via UAS
Davis, Jeremy: Creating a Basis for the Influence of Elevation on Wheat Varieties in North Carolina
Groh, Erica: Proposed UAS Survey of Alluvial Fans in California
Hoffman, Dallas: Analysis of Multiple Return Lidar in ArcGIS
Jones, Alli: LIDAR and UAV to Monitor Beach Nourishment - Emerald Isle, NC
Ma, Xingli: Use of UAS to Detect Disease in Soybeans
Nicholas, D. Chase: Tracking Crop Development with UAVs: Using SfM to Estimate Plant Height and Volume
Oberrender, Daniel: Cave Detection using Local Relief Model derived from UAS SfM
Potter, Andrew: Coastal Change Analysis of the Cape Lookout National Seashore
Ruiz, Rachel: Implementation of Unmanned Aerial System to Conduct Bridge Inspection
Scheip, Corey: UAS Imagery to Supplement Lidar-Based Landslide Programs
Wheaton, James: Utilizing UAS to Generate Land Cover Data
Williams, Caleb: Unmanned Aerial Systems for Waterfowl Population Studies at the Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center

Projects 2018

Albert, James: A New Approach to Landfill Management in the Solid Waste Industry
Anderson, Alexander: Using UAS Structure from Motion and and LiDAR DSMs to Identify, Monitor and Mitigate Coastal Erosion In Okaloosa County
Bastias, Sabina and Montgomery, Kellyn: Combining Nadir and Oblique Imagery to Address Distortion in UAS Data
Catlow, Maureen, Hahn, Becca, and Voigt Erin: “RescUAV data after Hurricane Irma: Natural Disaster Analysis”
Dawson, Victor: ???
Edenhart-Pepe, Skyler and Pierce, Austin: Evaluating the use of time series UAS and Lidar data to monitor rate of change of hydrologic flow patterns on land development projects.
Felipe, Lauren: ???
Forte, Michael: Object Detection Using Structure From Motion Techniques
Howell, Andrew: Estimating Area and Standing Biomass of Zizania latifolia Using sUAS
Kesselring, Todd: Using LiDAR and NDVI for Vegetation Management in Utility Right of Ways
Lamb, Kelsey: Mapping surface water and impervious surface
Liesch, Mandy: Changes in Water Balance Associated with Farm Development
Meyers, William: Measuring and Modeling Biomass of Pines at Tatum Farm
Schrum, Paul: 3D UAV track in Blender: A Blender Addon to import, edit, then export UAV trajectories
Suffern, Carrie: Monitoring Drainage Issues at a Small Farm: Use of UAS DSMs and LiDAR DEMs to Forecast Storm Runoff and Monitor Sinkhole Formation
Vincent, Sarah: UAV versus Statewide Contours, is it worth it to move dirt?

Projects 2016

Travis Howell: Mapping volume of wood chip pile
Corbin Kling: Jockey’s Ridge State Park: a potential Mars dune analog
Nicholas Kruskamp: Forest structure
William Ross: Water Surface Elevation Generation & Storm Debris Volume Estimation using UAS
Joshua Rudd: Crop growth monitoring using sUAS

Projects 2015

Dyer Tristan: Barrier island monitoring of volume change
Foley Molly: Mapping forest fragmentation in urbanizing landscape using sUAS
Reckling William: Utilities
Bayasgalan Gantulga: Beaver dam impact assessment
Belica Laura: Monitoring grass conditions under different levels of management (change to solar irradiation from UAS DSM?)
Harmon Brendan: Gully monitoring and volume change assesment
Petras Vaclav: Optimizing point cloud density for modeling microtopography controls over surface flow.
Petrasova Anna: Extracting bare earth from sUAS using lower resolution bare earth lidar
Smart Lindsey Suzanne: Mapping coastal plain microtopography and its impact on surface water distribution
Velasquez Montoya Liliana: Mapping soil erosion using sUAS DEMs